Mr Williams, also a county councillor, said: "We felt because there are so many things in the papers at the moment, it is only right we did this.

"People have a lot of faith in us, and we felt that the time was appropriate for us to be subject to enhanced scrutiny.

"Although we are not under any obligation, we felt we needed to do it to reassure parents.

"We are in touch with their children, and we felt there was a vacuum there that should be put right."

A spokeswoman for Denbigh-shire County Council confirmed a draft policy on vetting procedures was being processed by the council, and is expected to come up for discussion at the February 28 full council meeting.

If the policy is adopted, it would see governors undergoing checks in future along with other school staff.

However, Mr Williams said all town and community councillors, MPs and AMs should also undergo checks due to their public roles.

He said: "The people we deal with are often vulnerable because of the problems they come to us with. People need to know procedures are in place."